4 Candles

Once upon a time in a room, there are four candles flaming. Slowly, the candles are molten.

Because of a very silent condition, so there is a boy who can hear the candle’s voice. The first candle said, “I am a Peace Candle. But nowadays, all of the people are not taking care of me. So, it’d be better for me to switch off my light.” A few minutes later, the first candle are off.

Suddenly, the second candle want to say something, “I am a Faith Candle. But, nowadays, so many people are not believing in their faith. They also have no willing to know my self . It seems like they are not taking a good care of me. So, it’d be better for me to switch off my light.” The second candle are also off.

Sadly, The third candle said, “I am a love candle. I can not handle my self for keeping my light on. People are thinking that I am not useful anymore. They hate each other even the one that they love and also their family. “ After saying, the third candle switch off its light.

Out off the blue,  the boy enters the room and watch the three candles have switched. Because this boy is afraid of the darkness, he ask to the fourth candle. “ What is happening? All of you should keep alive. I am afraid with the darkness.

Then, the boy is sobbing. The fourth candle try to entertain the boy and the fourth candle said, do not worry. Do not cry. During I am still alive, we can still switch on the other three candles. Because, I am The Hope Candle.

Finally, the boy stops crying and they are together to switch on the other three candles.

STORY

The Story of a Jasmine and a Bamboo Tree

“Being grateful to our ability is better than exhaust our energy to begrudge others strength.” [Vemale]

In a sanctuary, there is a Jasmine park which is now blossoming. Those jasmine produce a fragrant smell. By those colorful appearance, there are so many people come to them and admire those jasmine. Some others persons are taking a photo around the Jasmine Park. Those prove that Jasmine has an attractive view and smell. Jasmine also becomes the symbol of love.

On the other side of the park, there is a group of bamboo trees which looks very bored-looking. Day by day, the shape of the bamboo is constant. There are no flower blossoming even producing a fragrant smell that is liked by all of the people. No one is admiring the bamboo and also taking a photo around them. So, everyday, the bamboo trees is always begrudging when Jasmine Park are surrounded by a lot of people.

One day, Bamboo speaks sadly to the Jasmine, “Hi, Jasmine. Do you know that I’m wondering to become like you which has a beautiful flower, a fragrant smell, and always admired by a lot of people. Jasmine responds with smile, “ Thank you for your honest, Bamboo. But, Do you know? I’m actually begrudging you too.”

Bamboo is astonished. They don’t know what makes Jasmine begrudge them. There are no part of the bamboo that is more beautiful than Jasmine. “You are crazy, Jasmine, Why do you begrudge me?

 “I begrudge you, absolutely. Look at yourself you have a strong stem that can protect you when there is a storm. You will not fall even there is a huge storm. Meanwhile, my friends and I are very fragile. When there is a wind, even it is small, Our calyx may be left and our life is very short.”

Then, Bamboo realizes that they have strength. Their strength that are assumed as a common strength is becoming very meaningful for Jasmine.” However, you are always wanted by a lot of people. 

You always become the home decoration and also become the hair garnish for the girl.”

Jasmine still responds with a smile, “You are right bamboo, I’m often used as a garnish and so many people are looking for me. But, I will be withered in about some days in advance, different with you”.

Bamboo keeps confusing, “I don’t know what you mean?”

 “Bamboo.. Oh.. Bamboo, do you know that so many people are often using your body as a tool for canalize the water. You are very useful for another plant. By using the canalized-water inside your body, you can make another plant live. Ok then. I become so confused with you, with those huge amounts of advantages, you have to be proud of yourself, not begrudging me.

Bamboo is nodding, He finally realize that all of time, they have been very useful for another plant. Although, the praise are mostly purposed to jasmine, in fact, bamboo also have so many advantage that is not less than the advantage given by Jasmine. Since the speak with jasmine, Bamboo never cogitate their fate. They are happy to understand their strength and their advantages that can be given to another creatures.

MY LIFE, YOUR LIFE, THEIR LIFE

Life is Like Fishing

Have you ever imagined that actually your life is happening like when you are fishing using a hook? If you haven’t, I will try to explain to you by illustrating it.

First of all, before I illustrate it, you should understand what does fishing mean? When you take a look to the dictionary, you’ll find that fishing is an action of catching fish using a small piece of metal shaped like a ‘J’ fixed at the end of a fishing-line used for catching the fish. After you know the definition, let me start to illustrate your life which is the same like fishing.

OK then, this is the illustration.

Firstly, try to take your fishhook. Begin your fishing from the gutter in front of your house. Then, imagine what result that you’ll get is.

 After you do fishing in the gutter, try to move to another place. Another place is the small river nearby your house. Try to go and do the fishing there. Then, imagine what result that you’ll get is.

Thirdly, again, try to move to another place for getting another result. In this time, you should go to the bigger river like Nile, Hwang Ho, or etc. or you may move to a very large lake. Again, imagine what result that you’ll get is.

 

 

If you have not been satisfied enough with the result you have got, you can move to the ocean and try to do fishing there. And again, imagine what result that you’ll get is.

After you do such that thing, go back to your home and try to change your present hook with the bigger one. Repeat the activities above, start from the gutter to the ocean. Then answer this following question, “what result that you’ll get is.”

After repeating and answering your activity, please cogitate these following statements.

Hope and wish can be reached when we accurately choose the most suitable fishhook and the most suitable place.   

However, we have to remember that although, our fishhook and our place have been suitable, we can’t guarantee that we’ll get what we want to. Sometimes, our fish may escape from our fishhook when we lift it up.

That case is apparently the same as our life. Although, we have set up something very carefully, sometimes we don’t get something that we hope to get. It may miss or even we don’t get anything.

So, what action that we should take to overcome that problem?

 

The action is keep trying and praying to the God. Because, we are only becoming the executor of the action and not becoming the decision maker. The one that decides all of the result is only God.

Lastly, if you want to be success, you should keep trying and praying. Because trying without praying is nothing and praying without trying is bullshit. 

Created by : Mochamad Tito Aditya Pratama